Chapter 120: Dual‑Defense Primary Artifact

Xiao En shook his head and said, "It might not be in time, and it could very likely expose that you are a Great Perfection. Once the other side's Lord God learns of you, they may take countermeasures, so it's better not to expose yourself if possible."

As for the primary artifact, there is a way; the deceased Lord God's primary artifacts that he previously granted to other Lord God envoys can be contested, and this is tacitly accepted among Lord Gods.

"Envoys of other deceased Lord Gods? Those people usually hide; it will probably be hard to find them," Dan Ning Dun asked.

Xiao En said, "There is one person, but he once helped me, and I have sworn a High God oath to him, so we can only negotiate."

"Then we go together to another material plane and treat it as borrowing a primary artifact."

According to his understanding of the Lord God covenant, having obtained Fei Si Te's primary artifact obliges him to abide by the covenant's rules on primary artifacts; he cannot casually give Fei Si Te's primary artifact to other god‑level beings, or else tens of thousands of primary artifacts would circulate.

Only a handful of former Lord God envoys have primary artifacts that can circulate freely, and the other Lord Gods tacitly accept this.

"Alright," Dan Ning Dun nodded.

With the Dual‑Defense Primary Artifact, and without recklessly charging into the opposing camp, matching the many experts on his side, and using his long‑range soul attacks, the plane corridor saturated with Lord God's power poses little risk.

Among Xiao En's Lord God avatars, a Life God avatar also emerged; the two quickly passed through a teleportation array, arrived in the Underworld, and then proceeded to the material plane of the Xiya Continent.

On the way, Xiao En said, "Dan Ning Dun, regarding your Great Perfection, keep it from everyone for now; everything must stay secret, and other Lord Gods must not learn of your existence."

"What about the Underworld's Lord God?" Dan Ning Dun asked.

Xiao En said, "I will inform the Death Sovereign, and I will also ask a favor of her for you. The Underworld's plane war is a matter of all Underworld Lord Gods, and this is what you deserve."

Even though Xiao En seeks the Willpower reward for himself, the biggest beneficiary is the Death Sovereign, and other Lord Gods will also profit, so there is no reason for him alone to bear the favor of inviting a Great Perfection.

"Fine," Dan Ning Dun nodded in agreement.

He also knows that the Four Great Rule Sovereigns are the strongest beings between Heaven and Earth, and such a favor might prove very useful later.

Through the teleportation array, the two quickly arrived at the Xiya material plane; Dan Ning Dun's Willpower dispersed the Lord God's power, and they soon discovered a Dark Upper‑tier deity on a continent.

"Is this the Dark Twelve‑Winged Angel?" Dan Ning Dun asked.

Having roamed the Supreme Plane and the Divine Plane for countless years, Dan Ning Dun had never seen a Twelve‑Winged Angel, but he had encountered mid‑level and lower‑level divine angels; these lower‑rank angels are generally ignored by Light or Dark Lord Gods and are free to act.

Only the Twelve‑Winged Upper‑tier divine angels are extremely rare, known only from legends.

Xiao En nodded, "Yes, the Lord God who died in the Underworld billions of years ago was not only of the Death attribute but also of the Dark attribute—a dual‑attribute Lord God. This angel is his most trusted, so he not only gave him a slot as a Lord God envoy but also had other envoys cooperate to obtain another primary artifact for him on the plane battlefield."

Dan Ning Dun asked again, "So our goal is his primary artifact?"

Xiao En said, "Correct, but we can only negotiate. I promised him I wouldn't force him; he has helped me a bit before."

"Getting his primary artifact probably won't be easy," Dan Ning Dun said with a smile.

Xiao En smiled lightly, "It's just a loan; we'll return it later. The two of us Great Perfections could still deceive him, couldn't we?"

Normal Lord God envoys, or primary artifacts obtained in plane wars, cannot be lent to others; otherwise Lei Si Jing would have already borrowed primary artifacts from his mother's other envoys to assemble a three‑piece set, making him truly invincible. Similarly, the Ao Gu Si Ta family or other Lord God families could do the same.

But the primary artifact bestowed by a deceased Lord God is a loophole, and Xiao En doesn't understand why the Lord God covenant didn't patch it. If he were a ruler after the creation of Heaven and Earth, such a loophole would be absolutely unacceptable.

Since it exists, it should be fully utilized.

The two moved at extreme speed, and in the blink of an eye they stood before an elegant mountainous scenery, and Xiao En's voice rang, "Wu Li Er?"

Wu Li Er, who was enjoying an elegant pastoral life, heard the familiar voice, jumped in alarm, turned around, saw the two, and immediately bowed, "Greetings, Mr. Xiao En."

At the same time, he stared in amazement at the black‑clothed man beside Xiao En, because he could not sense the other's aura; in his whole life, only a Great Perfection or a Lord God could achieve this.

Could this person also be a suspected Great Perfection? Two Great Perfections coming to find him?

Xiao En smiled lightly, "Please sit; this is Dan Ning Dun, also a peak master of the Divine Plane."

"Dan Ning Dun? I've heard of you," Wu Li Er said after glancing at Dan Ning Dun.

Xiao En laughed, "You actually know quite a lot?"

"I live in seclusion on the material plane, but when nothing much is happening I still want to learn about the Divine Plane. The Plane Guardian is one of my information sources; I pay him, and he purchases various intel from the Lord God's Castle for me." After explaining, Wu Li Er asked, "Mr. Xiao En, may I know the purpose of your visit this time?"

Xiao En paused, and said, "Wu Li Er, I have previously sworn a High God oath not to covet your primary artifact, but due to certain matters I need to borrow your Soul‑Defense Primary Artifact once; after I finish using it, I will definitely return it to you."

As for compensation, I can give you ten thousand drops of Lord God's power, or if you desire any other treasure, we can discuss.

"Borrow a primary artifact?" Wu Li Er's expression changed slightly, then asked, "Mr. Xiao En, how long will this borrowing take?"

Xiao En thought for a moment and said, "You know plane wars; after the next plane battlefield is completed, I will return it to you."

Wu Li Er then asked, "Mr. Xiao En, with your Great Perfection strength, earning a primary artifact on a plane battlefield is not difficult; why must you ask me to lend one?"

Xiao En explained, "Because time may run short; I need it for the next plane war. If a Great Perfection hunts other leaders in the previous few battles, the news would spread and cause all leaders to hide, which would be counterproductive."

If there were enough time, a Great Perfection might occasionally treat it as a hobby, entering a few battles to kill one person each; in that case, even if other leaders learned of it, they might not hide, since the probability is very low. But aiming to quickly obtain ten badges would cause all other Asuras to flee.

Another point: if before the Underworld war I or Dan Ning Dun, this newly risen Great Perfection, act like this, it plainly indicates preparation to join the next Underworld plane decisive battle, which may cause the opposing Lord Gods to ready defenses against a Great Perfection. Though a Great Perfection is invincible, being surrounded by many Asuras and Seven‑Star demons in a confined space could trap them even if they cannot die.

"Mr. Xiao En, are you preparing to fight for ten consecutive victories in the Underworld?" Wu Li Er asked in surprise.

Xiao En smiled lightly, "No wonder you're the most trusted angel under Lord God Fei Si Te; you even know about this."

"Lord God Fei Si Te never told me in life why Lord Gods value plane decisive battles so much, but he and the Lord Gods of the Underworld and Dark Divine Realm spent much effort to win plane wars, yet never succeeded. Because the guarantee of victory in a decisive battle is the Great Perfection; all other masters rely purely on luck," Wu Li Er nodded.

Xiao En said, "Since you know this and understand that with a Soul‑Defense Primary Artifact plus a material‑defense one, even if a Great Perfection ultimately doesn't win the plane war, there will be no danger, so I am certain I can return the primary artifact to you."

A Great Perfection wielding the Dual‑Defense Primary Artifact, in a ten‑consecutive‑victory plane decisive battle, as long as they don't recklessly charge into the enemy camp, faces essentially no danger, especially those adept at soul attacks, who can launch long‑range soul strikes from their own rear without fear.

If it truly becomes dangerous, one can simply enter a spatial turbulence, or if unlucky get blasted in, a Lord God will come to rescue.

In past many plane wars, Great Perfections were reluctant to join, mainly because they did not want to get entangled in the Lord Gods' profit disputes, and the matter offered them no benefit; Lord God's power amounts to nothing for a Great Perfection.

Wu Li Er nodded, "If that's the case, I indeed trust Mr. Xiao En's promise. Lord God's power holds little meaning for me; I have stayed on the material plane and do not lack Lord God's power."

"Then what do you want?" Xiao En retorted.

A Asura‑level master who has spent trillions of years on the material plane indeed finds Lord God's power of little use.

Wu Li Er said, "Mr. Xiao En, I can lend you the Soul‑Defense Primary Artifact, even the Material‑Attack Primary Artifact, but afterward I hope you can devise a third primary artifact for me."

"A third primary artifact?" Xiao En's mind stirred, and he asked, "Do you want me to later kill ten leaders on the plane battlefield and give you the badges?"

"Yes."

"Your request is quite high; it's equivalent to making me do ten things for you," Xiao En said with a faint smile.

Great Perfection favors are not used like that; for example, killing a person or taking a badge is easy, but ten badges is too many.

Even Lei Si Jing, Xiao En had promised him a favor, but he never demanded such a condition.

Uriel said, "I know the request is somewhat excessive, but if it succeeds, I will also follow Mr. Shawn in the future—how about that?"

Shawn laughed and replied, "So you also want to return to the God Realm, huh?"

Uriel nodded and said, "Yeah, I also want that, but once my identity is exposed, I'll face pursuit from countless experts; only with three Main God Artifacts will other Asura experts be unable to do anything to me."

Shawn said indifferently, "Then by leveraging my relationship, can it guarantee that other Great Perfections won't act against you arbitrarily?"

Although Great Perfections hunting other Asuras for Main God Artifacts is unlikely, it's not impossible, since this person possesses an ownerless Main God Artifact that could be taken for personal use, and the Main God does not intervene.

But if this person follows Shawn, other Great Perfections will certainly not act against them; even if Shawn isn't the Strongest Great Perfection, other Great Perfections will still give some respect to peers of equal standing.

Uriel gave an awkward laugh and said, "Mr. Shawn, I do have this idea, but if I had three Main God Artifacts, they'd also be very useful to you, right?"

Shawn thought for a moment and then said, "The request is a bit high, but I can agree; afterward I'll send several experts to cooperate with you on the Plane Battlefield to hunt other leaders, prioritizing helping you obtain the third Main God Artifact—likewise, once you have three Main God Artifacts, you'll also need to help others."

After his Main God Avatar appears in the God Realm, he can then accept Main God Emissaries; his standards for them differ from the Death Sovereign's, and he will only accept peak experts—at minimum he must figure out how to obtain a second Main God Artifact, otherwise it's too worthless for him to want.

Uriel asked, "A very strong expert?"

Shawn said again, "They won't be very weak; their strength will necessarily be above yours; if you cooperate well, there's still a great chance of success, and I will also protect your safety to some extent. This is the condition I give you—if you don't agree, I also have a way to find other ownerless Main God Artifacts."

Uriel thought for a moment and then said, "If safety can be guaranteed on the Plane Battlefield, then I can agree."

Shawn said, "Alright, that's it; here is ten thousand drops of Dark Main God Power—I'll give it to you first," and threw a space ring over using divine power.

Uriel immediately closed his eyes for a moment, then a black ring flew toward Shawn, who said, "Mr. Shawn, this is my Soul Defense Main God Artifact and Attack Main God Artifact."

Shawn said, "Good," then after taking the Main God Artifact, he said, "Alright, that's it; after the matter is settled, I will come find you."

After saying that, Shawn left with Dannington.

After returning to the Qingyuan Realm, Shawn handed the Main God Artifact to Dannington and said, "First bond with it, but when you later go to the God Realm, you must put away all Main God Artifacts on your person, otherwise other Main Gods might notice."

"Yes, Main God," Dannington said after bonding with the Main God Artifact, then asked, "Must we absolutely agree to Uriel's request?"

Shawn laughed and said, "I have plenty of Main God Artifacts, but after you manifest, other Main Gods will ask about its origin; this one can't be from me—it needs a verifiable source, so other Main Gods will have nothing to say."

Dannington nodded and said, "So that's how it is."

Shawn then said, "Let's go, we'll go find Parhaus."

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